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#1 Submitted by graff.... on April 24, 2023 - 1:24am

this makes absolutely no sense at all

Affirmative action advocates given hope despite looming ban

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Affirmative action advocates given hope despite looming ban

With nation’s top judicial body expected to outlaw efforts to consider race in admissions, student essays held out as alternative means of preserving equity

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Legacy admissions for alumni children: the beginning of the end?

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